Jim Carrey Has Deleted His Facebook Page And He Wants You To Do The Same

Actor and comedian Jim Carrey wasn’t joking when he said he was deleting his Facebook page (he had 5.1 million followers).

Carrey posted messages on Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday afternoon saying he planned to delete his Facebook page and sell off his stock in the company. By Wednesday, the Facebook page was gone.

Why? Because Facebook profited from Russian interference during the 2016 U.S. election.

Twitter users responded by the thousands. Some insisted that Carrey too had profited from Russian business, and maybe he should give it back.

“What we need now are activist investors to send a message that responsible oversight is needed,” Carrey said to CNBC in a statement:

Facebook has admitted up to 126 million people saw Russian-bought ads intended to sway the 2016 U.S. election. The company has also said its algorithms recommended content created by Russian operatives. Initially CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the idea of Facebook impacting the elections was “crazy,” but later apologized for dismissing the real concerns.

‘For a long time America enjoyed a geographical advantage in the world with oceans on both sides to protect it,’ Carrey said. ‘Now, social media has created cyber-bridges over which those who do not have our best interest in mind can cross and we are allowing it. No wall is going to protect us from that.'”

So you are making a ton of money, and deleting one social media account because of Russia? Wow how noble of you Jim. Seriously good stuff… Wait a minute… haven't you profited off of Russia??? Oopp perhaps you should give that back mate pic.twitter.com/2bxsK4dj5K

Carrey did not say how many Facebook shares he owned, or what they’re worth. He encouraged other Facebook investors to divest like him with the hashtag “#unfriendfacebook”, Fortune reported.

Zuckerberg admitted that fake news is real on the social network and that ads reached 126 million U.S. Facebook users over the past few years linked to Russia’s efforts to disrupt U.S. politics. Recently, Zuckerberg promised to address foreign meddling and “malicious activity” on Facebook, including hiring more content moderators. He also said he doesn’t know how long it will take to solve the problem.